Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-08-04
NEJVSY NOTES.

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Maryland's revenue collections last year
s., SIS, 597.
West yirgina's revenue collections last
year S5SS, 266.
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., the Ledger story-wri-
ter, is dead aged Ga.
The New York .Sar's Grant monument
fund hangs fire at $4,000.
Rev. DIR. We Norwood (Epscopal of
Richmond is d,ad aged 81.
The Virginia Democratic State conven-
ton met to-day at Roanoke.
Phil Armour's new beef house at the
Chicago stock yards burned.
The total revenue collections the last fis-
cal year foot up SllS,S35,757.
To-day is the anniversary of Iowa's adj
mission into the Union in 1916.
Pending Mr.. CARROTS absence VIM. F.
Burns is acting president b. " 0.
Kentucky elected State officers and mem
bers of the legislature on Monday.
By q recent decision of Judge Bond
"Blind Tom" will go to New York.
John Taylor, president of the Norman
church since 1880, is dead. He was 70.
Over 1000 street car horses have died
from the heat in New York since June !.
A little boy in Cumberland died from
the effects of fall into vat OF hot beer.
Robert CARROTS three sons are travelling
In the west with tutor studying the coun-
Try.
An express train ran into wagon at
Reading-killing two women and two pa
bies.
The Presidents sister will manage 9th
Avenue private school during the next
term.
At Liberty, Va, Lee Miller, white, shot
Milton Bowman, colored, in quarrel about
dog.
Texas votes to-day on six proposed con-
stitutional amendmcnts-One enforcing
prohibition.
Gov. Lees coachman, Abe Lincoln, got
married lately. The Gov. and family at
tended the nuptisls.
Miss NJ. l.. Carefield of Washington
niece Of Mrs. Abraham LincOln-died at
Cumberland recently.
H.B. Gilkeson, Esq, has been appointed
Principal Of the School for Deaf, Dumb
and Blind at Romney.
Rev. Robt. Piggott, d. d. of Pykesville,
Md, the oldest Episcopal minister in the
L. S, is dead aged 90.
Harry Hoke Greenway, civil engineer,
late of Hartford county, Nd, and well
known in Baltimore, was killed in Florida
by highwaymen.
Mr.. John Hindman, member Of the West
Virginia Legislature from Brooke county,
was run over and killed on the Pan Handle
Railroad recently.
A Missouri u year old was bitten by a
rattle snake The raw flesh of five chick
ems applied to the wound, and a quart OF
whiskey, saved him.
Rev. Henry 7. Hamil of the Baltimore
Conference. now stationed at Keyser, and
Miss Sallie Jones of Poolesville, Md, were
married there yesterday week.
John NJ. Langston, colored, president
Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
near Petersburg, advocates the nomination
of Gov. Lee for the Vice Presidency.
The first coal-2 boat loads-shipped di-
rect from the West Virginia Central Rail-
road to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal was
delivered at the Cumberland basin Tuesday
week
Miss Winnaretta Singer, daughter of the
late Mr.. Singer, OF Singer sewing machine
notoriety, is going to wed the Prince de
Montfellard, whose title dates from the time
of the Crusades.
Conductor August Bushman-in the b.
& O. employ since 'G6-a mishap to whose
train killed engineer Moore at Pittsburg
July 81. has been found guilty of criminal
negligence and committed for trial.
DIR. Willard II. Crawford of Virginia, as
sistant surgeon L. S. n. in charge of the
Marine Hospital at Washington is bailed
there in 81 800 for seducing Eva White,
aged II, daughter of noted corn doctor.
At Rawlings Station five miles from
Cumberland, Henry Spencer shot and killed
Scott Dawson for attempted rape eight years
ago on Rachel Dawson, Spencer's present
wife. The murdered man had served n
term for his crime.
Revenue Commissioner Miller reports
Nirginia's receipts the last fiscal year TO
have been g, 923, 1896 exceeding by over a
million and quarters the combined re-
ceipts of Maine New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Gen. John G. Walker just appointed con-
sui general and secretary of legation at Be-
gotta had very distinguished record in the
Confederate army AMI is well known
throughout the South OF late years he
has lived in Winchester but is a Missourlan
by birth.
Arthur Robinson, the colored cook on a
y. y. schooner who saved nine drowning
persons in 4 recent yacht capsize, has got
numerous purse" and medals from Gotham
folks. His parents were slaves of Morgan
Finnell of Va. He is about 40 and was
born at Aqua creek.
Philip d. Fowle of Washington IAN Al
exandrian by birth and Gov. Lees brother
in-law) and Miss Victoria Warwick of
Lynchburg Senator Daniels cousin were
married in Washington in July 'S6-the
fact being kept secret, owing to the grooms
poverty, till only last week.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Clements has presented to
Al Tio,.,o,,- Gro-Is of Morn;prfon a